Flight CTSW N199CT

Summary

On 10 July 2009 at about 14:30 local time, a Flight CTSW registered N199CT, operated by Heller Roger W, was involved in an accident near Sulphur Creek, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 July 2009 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sulphur Creek, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Sulphur Creek Ranch (ID74)

Coordinates

44.5397, -115.3700

Aircraft

Flight CTSW

Registration

N199CT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Heller Roger W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McCall → Sulphur Creek

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA346

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After touching down on the remote rough gravel airstrip, the pilot applied what he described as "hard braking" with the non-differential handbrake, while attempting to maintain directional control with the nose wheel steering. As the pilot continued the landing roll, the airplane began to skid/slip off to the left side of the convex shaped runway crown, and it eventually exited the runway and impacted a large rock pile. After hitting the rock pile, the airplane nosed over onto its back, resulting in damage to the wings, and the rudder separating from its hinges.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.